Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Somersett's_Case
|
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:Slavery_in_the_United_Kingdom
English law 1772 in case law |
| gptkbp:citation |
(1772) 98 ER 499
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:date |
22 June 1772
|
| gptkbp:defendant |
gptkb:Charles_Stewart
|
| gptkbp:heldBy |
Slavery unsupported by English common law
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Somerset v Stewart
|
| gptkbp:impact |
influenced abolitionist movement
|
| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:Lord_Mansfield
gptkb:Court_of_King's_Bench |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:London
|
| gptkbp:plaintiff |
gptkb:James_Somerset
|
| gptkbp:principle |
no person can be forcibly removed from England as a slave
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:R_v_Knowles,_ex_parte_Somersett
|
| gptkbp:significance |
landmark decision on slavery in England
|
| gptkbp:subject |
slavery
English law |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:William_Murray,_1st_Earl_of_Mansfield
gptkb:Sir_William_Murray gptkb:Francis_Hargrave |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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